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A site in Wheatland County, about 30 minutes east of Calgary, Alberta, was chosen to house extensive facilities for De Havilland Aircraft of Canada. In addition to housing a new plant, the facility will include […]

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently announced that it is returning border entry services at most small airports and many seaplane bases across Canada that had their service suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most, […]

Workers for L3 Harris at CFB Trenton are to vote on switching from the International Association of Machinists (IAM) to the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA). The vote was ordered by the Canada Industrial Relations […]

Software glitches are the latest in the long list of issues keeping the CC-295, the RCAF’s new fixed wing search and rescue aircraft off the job years after it was supposed to enter service. The […]

Air Canada hopes to have electrically powered regional aircraft operating by 2028. The airline announced it is buying 30 Heart Aerospace ES-30 airliners. Air Canada is also buying a $5 million stake in the Swedish […]

The RCAF has reviewed the call signs of all its fighter pilots after an investigation was launched into complaints of inappropriate comments at a “call-sign review board” at 4 Wing in Cold Lake in June. […]

WestJet has unveiled new gender-neutral uniforms for front line service workers at the airline. The uniforms are designed to be comfortable, serviceable and to allow workers to dress in ways that reflect their gender identification. […]

The Transportation Safety Board says an improperly made pin in a crucial component on a Bell 412 helicopter led to the crash that killed the pilot in Alberta last year. The 48-year-old pilot was setting […]

KF Aerospace’s Centre for Excellence officially opened Aug. 31 and the public can now see the rare and exotic aircraft that make up its initial collection. Sketched out on the back of a napkin eight […]

The RCAF is continuing to fly its 15 Chinook helicopters despite a fleet-wide grounding of 400 similar aircraft by the U.S. Army due to engine fires. The RCAF says it hasn’t had any fires in […]

As of September 1, 2022, certain aircraft sales are now subject to a luxury tax. The threshold is $100,000, and the tax applies only to airplanes, helicopters and gliders equipped with one or more pilot […]

Police and Transport Canada are investigating after a paramedic on an Ornge medevac helicopter took a laser strike to the eye as the helicopter was landing at a Niagara Falls fire station. The green laser […]

A Nova Scotia drone pilot has been charged with stealing numerous pieces of construction equipment after using the drone to scout his targets. Zachary Woodworth was spotted by witnesses operating his drone over landscaping and […]

North Vancouver resident Jaye Edwards, the second last living members of Britain’s Air Transport Auxiliary in the Second World War, died at the age of 103 in her retirement home on Aug. 15. Edwards was […]

The crew of a Cargojet Boeing 767-300 reportedly came close enough to a glider while on final for Hamilton International that the crew could see the pilot of the glider as they swerved around it. […]